Downton Abbey Series 4 Special – Rose is presented at Buckingham Palace

In the Downton Abbey Series 4 Special the main story is centered around Rose’s ‘coming out’ as she is presented at Buckingham Palace. The UK will see this on Christmas Day but US fans have wait 3 months wait…

The episode was filmed in locations in London including Lancaster House, which was used to depict the interiors of Buckingham Palace when Cora presents Lady Rose to The King and Queen. Oliver Dimsdale plays the Prince of Wales and Guy Williams is King George V.

The episode also sees Shirley MacLaine reprising her role as Martha Levinson, Cora’s mother. No doubt we can expect some fun with the interaction between her and Maggie Smith’s character.

It is a two hour Christmas Day treat for those in the UK. If you happen to be in the States you will already know PBS does not start Series 4 until January 2014. This Special episode will not get shown until after those eight episodes.

Season 4 is excellent and we expect this special to be worth waiting for, however long that maybe for you.

Downton Abbey Series 4 Special – Official Information

It’s the summer season and as part of Rose’s ‘coming out’ she is to be presented at Buckingham Palace. The family and servants are at Grantham House, their London residence, preparing for the busy social program. Not one to miss such a grand occasion, Cora’s mother, Martha Levinson makes the journey from New York with her playboy son Harold, fresh from his recent brush with the law. Both outspoken and larger-than-life, they make quite an impression amongst certain members of London’s high society, in particular with Lord Aysgarth, played by James Fox.

Isobel finds herself with an admirer while Edith is wrestling with a moral dilemma. Downstairs, Daisy gets an unexpected invitation and Carson treats the staff to a special day out. When the Crawleys are implicated in a scandal that threatens to engulf the monarchy, Robert will go to great lengths to protect the royal family, and his own.

The episode was filmed in spectacular locations in London and the south of England including Lancaster House, which was used to depict the interiors of Buckingham Palace when Cora presents Lady Rose to The King and Queen, Goldsmith’s College, as well as the beach at West Wittering in Sussex and Basildon Park in Berkshire, which was used for the interiors of the Crawley’s as yet previously unseen London residence.

Making a return to Downton Abbey is Shirley MacLaine reprising her role as Martha Levinson, Cora’s mother, We also welcome back some familiar faces in Tom Cullen, Julian Ovenden, Daisy Lewis, Patrick Kennedy, Tim Drewe and Douglas Reith. Joining the cast for the Christmas episode is Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti portraying Cora’s brother Harold Levinson, BAFTA award winner James Fox, alongside Poppy Drayton, playing his daughter Madeline, Oliver Dimsdale who plays the Prince of Wales, Janet Montgomery, Guy Williams, playing King George V and Michael Benz as Harold Levinsons valet, Ethan.

Series 4 of Downton Abbey saw the strongest ever series launch, with 12 million viewers tuning in and an overall 40% audience share, and the series consolidated at 11.8 million across the run. Carnival Films is part of NBCUniversal International Television Production.